The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-10-07
PATTERSON & DAVIES.
"The REGISTER could not advocate


1.-THE REGISTER could not advocate
a reform" remarked much disguised
gentleman after the show Tuesday
night, "that would be more acceptable
to people at large than the abatement
of the tall hat nuisance at the Opera
House. sat in row IL last night and
after trying in vain to get In such q
position that could see over or around
the big hats in front Of me, had tC
give 1t up and spent the remainder OF
the evening reading my paper, being
utterly unable to see what was going
on on the stage. think it is an i'm.
position" continued the gentleman
ssand propose that when the mex,
show comes the gentlemen all take
umbrellas and sit with them opened.
Then when the ladies say Put down
the umbrellas y we will answer 'rake
off the hats" We quote the d. g's.
remarks by way of beginning the
crusade which he advocates, and com.
mend them to the prayerful considera-
ton of the ladies'.
The county commissioners were in
regular session Monday, Tuesday and
part of Wednesday. Much of the time
was taken up in considering appeals
that had been taken from the action OF
the County Superintendent in school
districts 8, 5 and s. The Superintend.
ent was sustained in each case. Roads
petitioned for by II. A. Ewing, Thos.
Robertshaw and Frank Jackson were
allowed. Those petitioned for by u.
Shafer, E. w. SOuthwick and VIM.
Vezie were laid over until January,
while those petitioned for by J. NJ.
Williamson and E. Hottenstine were
disallowed. Viewers were appointed on
road petitioned for by Green Mars
The tax sale of the land of D. T. Nash
of Elm township. was set aside and
and taxes from 1876 to 1885 ordered re-
funded. Usual bills allowed.
But don't you think that honesty and fair
ness are just as prime essentials in a campaign
as cleanliness? We do. and for that reason we
would like to ask you wherein or why the Dem
ocratic ticket Is inferior in every respect p
Courdnt
The REGISTER has always consider
ed fairness its particular "forte," so
the first question is cheerfully answer
ed in the affirmative. The second ques-
ton is answered with equal cheerful
ness. The democratic county ticket is
inferior to the republican ticket for the
reason that not a man on it is as ca
pable of filling the Office to which he
aspires as lie his republican competit-
or. We spe ak from personal know.
ledge concerning those with whom We
are acquainted, and from what We
consider reliable authority concerning
the others. Is the answer Sufficient
ly explicit
Four or five years ago when some re-
publicans in Allen county were leaving
their party on account of its attitude on
the temperance question, the REGIS
TER warned them that eventually it
would be all the same so far as prohi-
bition was concerned; it would be
either republicanism and prohibition
or democracy and prohibition. After
reading the "rigid enforcement" plank
of the late democratic convention, we
cannot forbear reminding these gentle
men of this warning; and We would
like to have some Of them rise up and
tell US frankly what they think they
have gained by their desertion to the
democracy.
VA single stalk of cotton bearing 90
llarge bolls, displayed at the Hendricks
Hardware House, has attracted good
deal Of attention this week. 1t was
raised by our colored friend Reuben
Richardson, in his garden north of
town. He said that in the South a
field which averaged bolls to the
stalk would yield 500 pounds to the
acre. He says also that his little patch
was green and thrifty all through the
not, dry weather, aud sees no reason
why it could not be pyofitably rails
ed here. We hopo he will make the
experiment on a larger scale next
year. Kansas is bound to develope
soon into a great sugar state: why not
have c,,ttOn also? =
lola Lodge No. ,. Progressive Order
of Honor, recently instituted here,
held its regular meeting at Odd Fell
lows Hall on Monday of last week and
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: J. J. Rambo, past COM
mauder S. NJ. Jennings, commander;
Mrs. Lydia E. Raymond, vice COM
mander; Sadie Reimert, recorder; G..
c. Brengle, secretary; w. s. Locke,
treasurer; Ella NJ. Bursaw, chaplain !;
Mrs. Mary J. Reed, Guide; II. Stowe,
warden, 1. Port, inside sentinel; w.
B. Kelley, outside sentinel. The Off
GERS were installed by c. Raymond,
supreme organizer for the order.
While it is fact that the men nominated
last Saturday are all competent and worthy, it
is also fact that the northern and eastern por-
tions Of the county were slighted and insulted
BIZ the Humboldt delegation in ''hoggiDg"
everything for the southern part of the county.
-DeaoefAf.
And yet our dear friend, the Demo
crat in glow ing headlines, described
the convention which did this sshog-
ging" as the s'Largest and Most Har-
monious gathering ever held in lola"
Sometimes harmony doesn't seem to
harmonic.
Work was begun Monday on well
No. 4. q contract having been entered
into by the Gas and Ceal Company
with Mr. Marshall 10 bore a well 800
feet deep or less at the option of the
Company. This well is located on
John McDonaid's land, about mile
directly north OF the Carriage Works.
Everything is now working smoothly
and the work will be pushed ae YaDid-